How to Remove Both First and Last 3 Characters in Excel
How to Remove Both First and Last Three Characters in Microsoft Excel
In this intermediate Excel tutorial, I’ll explain how to delete both first and last nth character from an Excel cell. This means using this formula, you’ll be able to remove the last 3, last 5, last 10, etc., characters from a cell or text or even number in Excel.
Here, I’ll be using a formula to solve this, and in my formula, I’ve used two Excel functions: MID and LEN. Check the videos below to learn about these functions:
How to use Mid Function in Excel: • How to Use MID Function in Excel
How to use Len function in Excel: • How to Use LEN Function in Excel
Now that you know the functions, let's assess the scenario and use the formula.
In cell A1, I have the number 123456789. In cell B1, I want to keep 456, removing the First and Last Three Characters.
I’ll be writing the formula in cell B1, and the formula will be:
=MID(A1,4,LEN(A1)-6)
Let's break down the formula:
MID: This function extracts a specific number of characters from a text string, starting at a specified position.
A1: This refers to the cell from which you want to extract the text.
4: This specifies the starting position from where you want to begin extracting characters. In this case, it starts from the fourth character.
LEN(A1): This function returns the length of the text in cell A1.
LEN(A1)-6: This calculates the length of the text in cell A1 and subtracts 6 from it. This effectively determines how many characters to extract from the starting position specified. Subtracting 6 allows you to remove the first three characters and the last three character (total number of character- 3 character from the beginning - three characters from the end) and extract the rest.
Putting it all together, =MID(A1,4,LEN(A1)-6) takes the text from cell A1 and extracts characters starting from the fourth character up to a length determined by the length of the text minus 6. This effectively removes the first three characters and last three characters extracts the remaining text.
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